By Scott Gilfoid: Dereck Chisora (20-4, 13 KO’s) and Tyson Fury (22-0, 16 KOs) met today in a London press conference to promote their rematch in 12 days on July 26th at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, UK. As you would expect, both fighters were in fine form talking trash back and forth. Fury offered to put his purse on the line for the Chisora fight. Obviously that’s not going to happen, but Fury did his best acting job to make it sound believable as he said it.
With less than two weeks to go before their rematch, Chisora and Fury badly need to somehow drum up interest in their fight because there’s very little buzz about the fight for some reason, whether that be because the two guys have already fought before or because some fans don’t see them as relevant heavyweights.
The fact that Chisora and Fury are fighting in a WBO heavyweight eliminator to face WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko almost presents itself as a situation where their fight amounts to them being the lambs being picked out for Wladimir to ritually slaughter. I mean, the Chisora and Fury rematch would be so much bigger if the winner of the fight had an actual chance of beating Wladimir, but it’s painfully obvious that Fury and Chisora are light years away from Wladimir in terms of talent.
Another negative about the Chisora-Fury II rematch is that neither guy has fought a solid heavyweight in ages. Fury has never fought a good heavyweight yet. And with Chisora, he’s tasted defeat each time he’s stepped it up a level to fight a decent heavyweight, so you can’t really get excited about him fighting in a WBO eliminator given his back track record. Since being smashed by David Haye in 2012, Chisora has picked up 5 wins over fluff opponents with little in the way of talent. That’s the troubling part.
If Chisora had faced some actual live bodies to get to the Fury fight, it would be a much more interesting fight, but the problem is that Chisora hasn’t. Since being whipped by Haye in 2012, Chisora had beaten the following heavyweights to get to his rematch with Fury: Hector Alfredo Avila, Malik Scott, Edmund Gerber, Ondrej Pala and Kevin Johnson. We’re not talking talent, are we?
Fury: “I hope he stands in front of me & comes for a fight. It’s nothing more for me than a stepping stone. Chisora is a journeyman. He’s the challenger. He’s a chump. I’m flattening his big, ugly face.
Chisora: “He knows exactly what’s coming. I don’t need to swear to get under his skin. I am coming for you. I am coming for you. This is what you have to understand.”
Fury: “I’m right here now. What are you going to do about it? I’m going to beat the [expletive] out of you! Dereck Chisora is just a little [expletive] who’s going to get smacked.”
Chisora: “You know exactly what I mean. I am coming for you. You have to be physically and mentally prepared. How tall are you? 6ft 9? You’re going to be 5ft 5 when I’m done with you.”
Fury: “I will bet the entire purse on this fight. That’s how confident I am.”
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